"You Make It Easy" is a song written by Florida Georgia Line members Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley with Morgan Wallen and Jordan Schmidt and recorded by American country music singer Jason Aldean. It was released in February 2018 as the first single from Aldean's 2018 album Rearview Town.
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| Single by Jason Aldean | ||||
| from the album Rearview Town | ||||
| Released | January 26, 2018 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:16 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Michael Knox | |||
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Content
editBrian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard, who comprise the duo Florida Georgia Line, wrote the song with Morgan Wallen and Jordan Schmidt. It is the fourth song co-written by the duo that Aldean has recorded, after the singles "Burnin' It Down" and "Lights Come On", and the album cut "Black Tears".[1]
According to Wallen, Hubbard was inspired by his wife, Hayley, and the relationship that the two have despite Hubbard being constantly on the road as a musician. Wallen also stated that he had most of the song written starting with the hook, when Schmidt added the "groove". The song features a 6/8 time signature which Cillea Houghton of Taste of Country compared to Keith Urban's 2017 hit "Blue Ain't Your Color". In it, Aldean sings of loving his wife, and how she "make[s] it easy" to love her in return.[2]
Commercial performance
editOn the chart dated February 3, 2018, "You Make It Easy" debuted at number 26 on the US Billboard Country Airplay chart.[3] The next week, it debuted at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 due to strength of digital sales.[4] The song reached number one on the Country Airplay for chart dated May 5, 2018, thus becoming Aldean's 18th number one hit.[5]
"You Make It Easy" sold 77,000 copies in its first week of sales. It was the top-selling country song of the week.[6] It has sold 601,000 copies in the United States as of January 2019.[7]
Music video
editThe song features a three-part music video spanning 15 minutes, directed by Shaun Silva.[8] In it, actor Luke Benward plays a man who is injured in a car accident. Silva said that he was inspired by the video for "What Hurts the Most" by Rascal Flatts, which he also directed.[1]
Charts
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[17] | 3× Platinum | 240,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[18] | 6× Platinum | 601,000[7] |
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References
edit- ^ a b Tingle, Lauren. "Jason Aldean's "You Make It Easy" Gets Three Videos". CMT. Archived from the original on February 15, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ "Lyrics uncovered: Jason Aldean, 'You Make It Easy'". Taste of Country. 30 January 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ "Country Radio Music Chart". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ "Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ Asker, Jim (May 1, 2018). "Jason Aldean's 'You Make It Easy' Hits No. 1 on Country Airplay Chart". Billboard.
- ^ "TOP 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart: February 5, 2017 | RoughStock". RoughStock. 5 February 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ a b Bjorke, Matt (January 15, 2019). "Top 30 Digital Singles: January 15, 2019". RoughStock. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ "Watch Jason Aldean's Intense, Multi-Part 'You Make It Easy' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ "Jason Aldean Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ "Jason Aldean Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ "Jason Aldean Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ "Jason Aldean Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ "Jason Aldean Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Jason Aldean – You Make It Easy". Music Canada. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "American single certifications – Jason Aldean – You Make It Easy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 27, 2021.